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in the most important speech of his life, mitt romney first tried to talk voters watching at home out of sticking with president obama. >> i wish president obama had succeeded because i want america to succeed. we deserve better. my children deserve better. my family deserves better. my country deserves better. for the majority of americans who now believe that the future will not be better than the past, i can guarantee you this. if barack obama is re-elected, you'll be right. president obama promised to rebe begin to slow the rise of the oceans. and to heal the planet. my promise is to help you and your family. >> reporter: romney said he was molded by his family, and he vowed to focus on what families need now. he claimed his economic plan, more u.s. oil, gas and coal production, less debt, and tax cuts for business would mean 12 million jobs. >> that future is our destiny. that future is out there. it is waiting for us. our children deserve it. our nation depend on it. the peace and freedom of the world require it. and with your help, we will deliver it. let us begin that future f
in the most important speech of his life, mitt romney first tried to talk voters watching at home out of sticking with president obama. >> i wish president obama had succeeded because i want america to succeed. we deserve better. my children deserve better. my family deserves better. my country deserves better. for the majority of americans who now believe that the future will not be better than the past, i can guarantee you this. if barack obama is re-elected, you'll be right. president...
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ann romney getting ready for her speech tonight. while mitt romney has been nominated officially, to kick off the roll call the states. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and a special good evening for our viewers joining us in the western u.s. tonight. good evening from the gop convention in tampa, where again tonight we're covering two events. one of them going on behind us here, the other happening in rough, warm seas to the west of us. isaac has tonight made landfall in plaquemines parish, louisiana. it came ashore well south of new orleans, and now has to churn toward the city of new orleans. it's going to be a very long night. the coastline of louisiana, alabama, mississippi getting pounded and drenched. and it's inescapably the backdrop to mitt romney's big sendoff to the general election, just 70 days from now. his name was officially, in fact, placed in nomination today. we have it all covered. our political team on the floor, but our weather team on the ground is where we begin. we
ann romney getting ready for her speech tonight. while mitt romney has been nominated officially, to kick off the roll call the states. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and a special good evening for our viewers joining us in the western u.s. tonight. good evening from the gop convention in tampa, where again tonight we're covering two events. one of them going on behind us here, the other happening in rough, warm seas to the west...
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but that moment in time is a commentary on romney's speech. and i think the romney people, i know this, you have a convention, you want it about your kaentz's ideas, not about a bizarre performance. >> let's talk about the president's own record, because there is a lot of deflection that goes on by democrats, and even you this morning talking more about mitt romney, his speech, or what he didn't say, than the president's own record. the president goes into charlotte having to deal with a lot of disappointment in the country about what he has not achieved in the course of his first term. this is how mitt romney described it on thursday. watch. >> hope and change had a powerful appeal. but tonight i'd ask a simple question. if you felt that excitement when you voted for barack obama, shouldn't you feel that way now that he's president obama? >> and here is some of the polling, as i know you've seen, mayor emanuel, which is this, the question of are you better off or worse off? 69%, nearly 7 in 10, saying things are either the same or worse than
but that moment in time is a commentary on romney's speech. and i think the romney people, i know this, you have a convention, you want it about your kaentz's ideas, not about a bizarre performance. >> let's talk about the president's own record, because there is a lot of deflection that goes on by democrats, and even you this morning talking more about mitt romney, his speech, or what he didn't say, than the president's own record. the president goes into charlotte having to deal with a...
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only 38% of americans rated romney's speech as excellent or good. that is the lowest rating of any of the eight speeches gallop has tested since bob dole's gop accepted speech in 1996. 16% rated the romney address as poor or terrible. >>> well, elsewhere, it has been one week since isaac slammed into the gulf coast, and still tens of thousands are in the dark. while crews have been working around the clock to restore electricity, utilities report more than 40,000 customers are powerless in louisiana. in louisiana some low-lying areas are still under water. and now a triple-digit forecast could make an already difficult clean-up even more miserable. >>> well, now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. in california, take a look at these dramatic pictures of what's being described as a fire tornado. more than 4,000 acres have burned in the angeles national forest, and wildfires like this one are known to create their own wind conditions. a thousand campers and other visitors were evacuated as the fire grew since breaki
only 38% of americans rated romney's speech as excellent or good. that is the lowest rating of any of the eight speeches gallop has tested since bob dole's gop accepted speech in 1996. 16% rated the romney address as poor or terrible. >>> well, elsewhere, it has been one week since isaac slammed into the gulf coast, and still tens of thousands are in the dark. while crews have been working around the clock to restore electricity, utilities report more than 40,000 customers are...
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michigan, mitt romney gives a big speech in a big but mostly empty football stadium. a day some say might have ended in a fumble. >>> stormy weather. that same storm system that swept people off their feet in the rockies, now moving fast, making travel slow. it's a storm big enough to now have a name. >>> and fast track. the woman to watch this weekend, not at the oscars, at daytona. yesterday, she walked away from this. tonight, she talks to us. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. there is no question the government of syria has been firing relentlessly into civilian areas. it's so fierce, so random, journalists can't be near the worst to show the world how bad it is. at least seven journalists have died covering it. the battles have been so gruesome, there are negotiations to get syria to cease-fire, just to allow an open corridor for humanitarian reasons, to allow the worst of the wounded a way out, evacuation route with the help of the red cross. that is apparently happening in one hard-hit city, but elsewhere
michigan, mitt romney gives a big speech in a big but mostly empty football stadium. a day some say might have ended in a fumble. >>> stormy weather. that same storm system that swept people off their feet in the rockies, now moving fast, making travel slow. it's a storm big enough to now have a name. >>> and fast track. the woman to watch this weekend, not at the oscars, at daytona. yesterday, she walked away from this. tonight, she talks to us. "nightly news"...
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tracy potts is in tampa with more on romney's speech. >> reporter: on a brand-new stage built just this morning, tonight, mitt romney will try to reassure conservatives and reintroduce himself to swing state independents. >> this is an extraordinary opportunity right now for the governor to reach voters who say, you know, i've heard a lot about this guy and some of the policy debates but i don't know much about him personally and i want to make sure what makes this guy tick. >> reporter: last night, paul ryan focused on romney's character. >> some people can't be dragged down by the usual cheap tactics because their character, ability, and plain decency are so observe an, ladies and gentlemen, that is mitt romney. >> reporter: they say the public is focused more on the economy than job focus. the constantly rolling debt clock here claims the u.s. plunged another 7 billion plus dollars in the red just since the convention started monday. >> i am really amazed and, indeed, alarmed at the running debt clock that we have in the convention hall because it just reminds us that every day, the
tracy potts is in tampa with more on romney's speech. >> reporter: on a brand-new stage built just this morning, tonight, mitt romney will try to reassure conservatives and reintroduce himself to swing state independents. >> this is an extraordinary opportunity right now for the governor to reach voters who say, you know, i've heard a lot about this guy and some of the policy debates but i don't know much about him personally and i want to make sure what makes this guy tick....
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obama about ann romney's speech. >> ann romney wants to be the new first lady, she gave a much buzzed about speech at the rnc. what was your reaction to her speech? >> you know, i didn't watch it. >> reporter: in her speech, mrs. obama will try to inspire young people to vote. here with ross matthews for e! news. >> voting is how this country runs. and it's our responsibility, at whatever age, to exercise the rights that people before us fought so hard for us to have. >> reporter: in the white house, she's worked for military families, fought childhood obesity, become a regular on late night. >> being out there, touching people, talking to people, it really gets me focused on what we're doing and why we're doing it. >> reporter: and if her husband is sometimes called too cool, she's all about hugs, connecting to people with a physical embrace. >> look, she's completely at ease, completely comfortable. again, the best advocate that we could possibly have for the president. >> reporter: four years ago, mrs. obama was trying to make america more comfortable with her. now she's trying to
obama about ann romney's speech. >> ann romney wants to be the new first lady, she gave a much buzzed about speech at the rnc. what was your reaction to her speech? >> you know, i didn't watch it. >> reporter: in her speech, mrs. obama will try to inspire young people to vote. here with ross matthews for e! news. >> voting is how this country runs. and it's our responsibility, at whatever age, to exercise the rights that people before us fought so hard for us to have....
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look at barack obama's speech and mitt romney's speech. croich i like the way you do that -- chris: i like the way you do that. >> the stakes are higher for romney. chris: therefore, who has the best convention? >> who knows? if romney performs really well and is able to make people comfortable -- i think there's a chance the romney people could surprise us. chris: until ted kennedy's death in 2009, the kennedys brothers were the star attractions at almost all the democratic conventions, appearing in 12 of the last 14. it was at adlai stevenson's 1956 convention that jack kennedy became a national star, after narrowly losing his efforts to be chosen as stevenson's running mate, he was invited to introduce the nominee. >> i give you the man from liberty bell, the next democratic nominee and our next president of the united states, adlai stevenson! [cheers and applause] chris: just four years later it was jack kennedy's convention. listen to the themes we would later hear at his historic inaugural. >> the new frontier of which i speak is not
look at barack obama's speech and mitt romney's speech. croich i like the way you do that -- chris: i like the way you do that. >> the stakes are higher for romney. chris: therefore, who has the best convention? >> who knows? if romney performs really well and is able to make people comfortable -- i think there's a chance the romney people could surprise us. chris: until ted kennedy's death in 2009, the kennedys brothers were the star attractions at almost all the democratic...
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. >> reporter: in his speech last night, romney did not lay out specifics. >> i have a plan to create 12 million new jobs. >> reporter: a lot of buzz today is not about the romney speech, it's about the odd chat by clint eastwood with invisible obama. viewers saw that instead of moving tributes to romney. >> what happened with clint eastwood will not decide the outcome of this campaign, but it's a mistake by the romney campaign. >> reporter: today romney changed his schedule to visit louisiana. through a presidential style tour from the hurricane isaac flood zone. >> our hearts are obviously with all the folks who are down in louisiana and the gulf coast. >> reporter: president obama tours isaac damage monday. today he was in texas reminding voters he kept a promise he made august 31st, 2010. >> that night i told american people that all our troops would be out of iraq by the end of the following year. >> reporter: next week, it's the president's turn in the convention spotlight. the time warner arena in charlotte is almost ready. >> that was steve handelsman reporting from charlotte.
. >> reporter: in his speech last night, romney did not lay out specifics. >> i have a plan to create 12 million new jobs. >> reporter: a lot of buzz today is not about the romney speech, it's about the odd chat by clint eastwood with invisible obama. viewers saw that instead of moving tributes to romney. >> what happened with clint eastwood will not decide the outcome of this campaign, but it's a mistake by the romney campaign. >> reporter: today romney changed...
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part of his speech will be somewhat autobiographical. romney will attempt to define himself. first of his speech, a sense of his vision for the country, where he wants to take us, and why he's the better choice. a comparison between failed policies and new choices. more than themes, more than policies, romney must appear genuine and caring to the public, something many americans haven't according to the polls. more than anything tonight is his opportunity to create that comfort level and that's a must do. whether he does it we'll have to wait and see. >> larry, thank you. >> moving on we go to the tropical depression, that's what it is, isaac left its mark on the gulf coast in several towns, the only way residents can reach their homes is by boat. you see some of the video here more than a million people are said to be without power, and in some parts of louisiana isaac has done more damage than hurricane katrina. >> hard to fathom. i say i was prepared but i think i'm still numb. hasn't hit me yet. absolutely worse than katrina. >> a normal person can't concei conceive. prob
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mitt romney's acceptance speech to a national television audience. his vision, his story. there is still a lot of talk about his running mate, what he said here last night and something we'll talk about with paul ryan tonight. >>> also, tracking isaac, the relentless punishment for millions that has gone on now for days. the areas around new orleans are drenched. rescue teams are still very busy. tonight what isaac has left behind and where it's headed next. "nightly news" from tampa begins next. "nightly news" from tampa begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening once again from tampa, the final night of the gop convention. it really comes down to this. after six years of running for president, after getting here by surviving a punishing primary process, the man who was still making the case for his candidacy to some of the people in this arena, some of the people in his own party, still explaining who he is, tonight will turn to a national television audience to make that same case. tonight mitt romney takes over primetime, takes the nomin
mitt romney's acceptance speech to a national television audience. his vision, his story. there is still a lot of talk about his running mate, what he said here last night and something we'll talk about with paul ryan tonight. >>> also, tracking isaac, the relentless punishment for millions that has gone on now for days. the areas around new orleans are drenched. rescue teams are still very busy. tonight what isaac has left behind and where it's headed next. "nightly news"...
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mitt romney gives a big foreign policy speech in virginia today, but over the weekend in florida, he focused on taxes and president obama. >> he will ultimately have to raise taxes on middle income taxes by $4,000 a year. >> reporter: since last week's debate, which romney is widely regarded as having won, both sides argued the other was dishonest. >> he was a little taken aback at the brazenness with which governor romney walked away from so many of the positions on which he's run. >> reporter: their truth war now on tv. >> not telling the truth about mitt romney's tax plan. >> this was dishonest. >> i'm not in favor of a $5 trillion tax cut. >> the governor knows his $5 trillion tax cut isn't too popular, so a few weeks before the election, he's trying to pretend it doesn't exist. >> reporter: president obama at a star-studded fundraising concert in los angeles sunday, heads to san francisco today with romney's poll numbers improving. >> they're looking very good. >> reporter: after the debate, reuters puts mitt romney within two points of the president. tomorrow we'll see both can
mitt romney gives a big foreign policy speech in virginia today, but over the weekend in florida, he focused on taxes and president obama. >> he will ultimately have to raise taxes on middle income taxes by $4,000 a year. >> reporter: since last week's debate, which romney is widely regarded as having won, both sides argued the other was dishonest. >> he was a little taken aback at the brazenness with which governor romney walked away from so many of the positions on which...
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that is a brand new stage being wilt f built for mitt romney's speech. this morning the stage is literally being set for mitt romney's arrival tonight. but last night as romney watched from indiana, his running mate was the star of this republican show. >> i accept the duty to help lead our nation out of a jobs crisis and back to prosperity. >> reporter: paul ryan jumped right into one of the most controversial issues, a big one for florida seniors, his plan to have them buy their own health insurance under medicare. >> medicare is a promise and we will honor it. mitt romney and i know the difference between protecting a program and raiding it. >> reporter: on foreign policy, there was sharp criticism of president obama. >> the president has discouraged our friends and emboldened our enemies. >> reporter: and a strong especially drsme endorsement from a former secretary of state. >> our military ability and technological advances will be safe in mitt romney's hands. >> reporter: next romney tonight. analyst wills say the middle class will be listening. >
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out mitt romney's speech. now like eastwood's movies, his empty chair has found its place in pop culture. andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >>> a new movie for kids has just set the record for the worst box office opening in cinematic history. "the oogieloves and the big balloon adventure" made $448,000 over the labor day weekend. while that's a lot of money, it's not as much as movies cost to make. it comes out to $207 per screen. that means a few families per theater, maybe even some empty movie shows. this adventure in cinema stars chazz palminteri, cloris leachman, toni braxton. among others. it is the brainchild of the teletubbies creator. >>> this may explain why he was blowing off a little steam in las vegas recently. the british military let it be known today that prince harry has been deployed to afghanistan this time, where he is flying helicopter missions. in the military, by the way, he is addressed simply as captain wales. >>> up next here tonight, a young man's extraordinary journey from the
out mitt romney's speech. now like eastwood's movies, his empty chair has found its place in pop culture. andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >>> a new movie for kids has just set the record for the worst box office opening in cinematic history. "the oogieloves and the big balloon adventure" made $448,000 over the labor day weekend. while that's a lot of money, it's not as much as movies cost to make. it comes out to $207 per screen. that means a few families per theater,...
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does that mean romney's speech scheduled for tuesday get moved from monday to stus? that's unclear. they know that they are watching this storm and if it's in the middle of battery, essentially the gulf coast as it looks they will take some measures. as of right now they seem, i'd say 90% certain they're going on. >> mike murphy, the business of this convention, a lot of people like to knock these as an infomercial. the reality is this is a really big opportunity for a candidate and a party to connect their visions for a country to a much wider audience. romney is thinking a lot about his mission this week. what does it need to be? >> if you're running for president, particularly as a challenger, there are really four hours that count. that are the highest level of your opportunity to persuade the country to vote for you. one is the acceptance speech at your convention. and then you've got the three debates. so yeah, this is prime-time, it is key romney reach outside the convention and persuade voters by reframing himself. it's a great opportunity to get through the filter. so hopef
does that mean romney's speech scheduled for tuesday get moved from monday to stus? that's unclear. they know that they are watching this storm and if it's in the middle of battery, essentially the gulf coast as it looks they will take some measures. as of right now they seem, i'd say 90% certain they're going on. >> mike murphy, the business of this convention, a lot of people like to knock these as an infomercial. the reality is this is a really big opportunity for a candidate and a...
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was selected so we'll be watching for that romney speech tonight. >> tracie, thank you. >> 6:27. still ahead, condoleezza rice just thrilled a crowd last night. now this morning has people buzzing whether or not a trip to the california governor's mansion could be in her future. . i wish i had u-verse when i was your age. in my day, we didn't have these fancy wireless receivers. blah, blah, blah. if i had a sleepover, i couldn't just move the tv into the playroom. no, we had to watch movies in the den because that's where the tv outlet was. and if dad was snoring on the couch, we muscled through it. is she for real? your generation has it made. [ male announcer ] the wireless receiver. only from at&t u-verse. get a free wireless receiver with a qualifying u-verse plan. rethink possible. both: we're the fruit guys! back in 1998, we had this idea to deliver fresh fruit to offices in downtown san francisco. we built these wooden crates, filled these with fruit in my one-bedroom apartment. the fruit guys has been with bank of america since they first started. we work with them to hel
was selected so we'll be watching for that romney speech tonight. >> tracie, thank you. >> 6:27. still ahead, condoleezza rice just thrilled a crowd last night. now this morning has people buzzing whether or not a trip to the california governor's mansion could be in her future. . i wish i had u-verse when i was your age. in my day, we didn't have these fancy wireless receivers. blah, blah, blah. if i had a sleepover, i couldn't just move the tv into the playroom. no, we had to...
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ann romney's tuesday speech can help, but his could mark a turning point. president obama holds a slim lead in national polls, but a 35-point lead in likability. romney hopes his convention shows him off as both a bolder obama critic and a more acceptable obama alternative. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, tampa. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. in pennsylvania dramatic video shows a bull breaking loose and rampaging through fairgrounds injuring ten people. it was one of four bulls that broke free being loaded aboard a trailer in a rodeo. the others were captured right away. among the injured, an elderly woman who had to be airlifted to the hospital. >>> in a north carolina town appropriately named roanoke rapids, heavy flooding ripped away a massive portion of a street. torrential rain shut down highways and forced dozens from their homes. >>> finally in california, man's best friend has been saved after a long, wild journey. sarah's owners live in colorado, but she was lost by relatives looking after her in kansas.
ann romney's tuesday speech can help, but his could mark a turning point. president obama holds a slim lead in national polls, but a 35-point lead in likability. romney hopes his convention shows him off as both a bolder obama critic and a more acceptable obama alternative. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, tampa. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. in pennsylvania dramatic video shows a bull breaking loose and rampaging through fairgrounds injuring...
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romney's speech last week, admired by just 38%. >> we'll see you tomorrow night. on air and online, we invite you go to to our website. decision 2012. that's nbcbayarea.com. >>> still ahead, the specific teen student being bullied at an alarming rate. >>> and a yelp review leads to a firestorm of criticism. the accusations against a well-known local restaurant. >>> and it costs more. but is organic really better? >>> and good evening. i'm jeff ranieri in the weather center. this cool, foggy breeze is dropping temperatures 20 to 25 degrees from our daytime highs inland. we're going to talk more about the fog and when it will clear out, at least for parts of the coast and peninsula. >>> accusations of racist comments from a downtown palo alto restaurant has started a wave of criticism online. tonight, the restaurant's owner is questioning whether it's fair or gone too far. we'll take a look at what's been said and what was posted. >> she asked my caucasian co-workers. are those two guys with you guys? and my co-worker said, the asians? and she said. her response was
romney's speech last week, admired by just 38%. >> we'll see you tomorrow night. on air and online, we invite you go to to our website. decision 2012. that's nbcbayarea.com. >>> still ahead, the specific teen student being bullied at an alarming rate. >>> and a yelp review leads to a firestorm of criticism. the accusations against a well-known local restaurant. >>> and it costs more. but is organic really better? >>> and good evening. i'm jeff ranieri...
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they know how important the gender gap is and the appeal to women in the governor's speech, mitt romney's speech was such a central focus they felt that he revealed more of himself, did himself some good in terms of making that personal connection. i spoke to a high level republican lobbyist coming back from tampa and he said four years ago there was a sense that mccain just couldn't win. this time there is a sense that the party's warming up to romney and that he is staying close enough to be in the game and actually win this thing. on the democratic side speaking to team obama advisers today the president's team thinking there is an area of vulnerability. expect the president to be much more specific, to offer some tangible ways forward particularly on the economy when he addresses his delegates to the convention next week. they think that is when independent, undecided voters want to hear, brian. >> david gregory part of our tampa team for the last four days. david, thanks. we do want to let you know david has an exclusive interview with chicago mayor former obama chief of staff rahm e
they know how important the gender gap is and the appeal to women in the governor's speech, mitt romney's speech was such a central focus they felt that he revealed more of himself, did himself some good in terms of making that personal connection. i spoke to a high level republican lobbyist coming back from tampa and he said four years ago there was a sense that mccain just couldn't win. this time there is a sense that the party's warming up to romney and that he is staying close enough to be...
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. >> romney and running mate paul ryan attending a sendoff rally in tampa this morning. >>> romney's speech is not the only thing people are talking about this morning. clint eastwood was a guest speaker at the convention. he spoke to an empty chair pretending to address president obama. >> what do you want me to tell romney? i can't tell him to do that. can't do that to himself. [ laughter ] you're absolutely crazy. >> eastwood's speech set twitter abuzz last night. this morning an account called invisible obama already has almost 50,000 followers. >> count pop up like minutes after clint was speaking. >>> the financial markets say good-bye to august with a slight rally. scott mcgrew has all the business headlines. >> well, good morning. the markets getting a bit of a boost this morning after ben bernanke delivered a major policy speech in jackson hole, wyoming. bernanke said the fed would be ready to step in with further stimulus if that's needed and the markets moved higher. now, this is not the first time he's said that. he says this all the time, and each time traders love it. i
. >> romney and running mate paul ryan attending a sendoff rally in tampa this morning. >>> romney's speech is not the only thing people are talking about this morning. clint eastwood was a guest speaker at the convention. he spoke to an empty chair pretending to address president obama. >> what do you want me to tell romney? i can't tell him to do that. can't do that to himself. [ laughter ] you're absolutely crazy. >> eastwood's speech set twitter abuzz last night....
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speech to this gathering and chris christie's keynote address, that begins tomorrow night, 10:00 eastern, 7:00 pacific, on this nbc station. >>> this has been a particularly violent day in afghanistan. u.s. military officials say two american soldiers were killed by an afghan soldier making this just the latest attack on u.s. forces by a so-called friendly. also insurgents beheaded 17 people, including two women at a dance and music party in an area of afghanistan controlled by the taliban, and in syria, rebels shot down an army helicopter this morning as it was bombarding a neighborhood of damascus, a rare rebel victory put out on the internet against government air power. >>> when "nightly news" continues from tampa, there's a health story we need to bring you tonight, it's about women's health and breast cancer prevention. >>> and later, hundreds of earthquakes in rapid succession in southern california, over the last few days. what they're calling a seismic storm and tonight, what it all might mean. >>> as we've said there's a story in the news tonight about breast cancer, a new stud
speech to this gathering and chris christie's keynote address, that begins tomorrow night, 10:00 eastern, 7:00 pacific, on this nbc station. >>> this has been a particularly violent day in afghanistan. u.s. military officials say two american soldiers were killed by an afghan soldier making this just the latest attack on u.s. forces by a so-called friendly. also insurgents beheaded 17 people, including two women at a dance and music party in an area of afghanistan controlled by the...
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and running mate paul ryan will attend a send-off rally this morning. >> romney's speech is not the only thing that has people talking about. how about mr. clint eastwood. he was a guest speaker. he spoke to an empty chair pretending to address president obama. >> what do you want me to tell romney? i can't tell him to do that. can't do that to himself. you're absolutely crazy. >> that got a few laughs. eastwood's speech also creating the buzz on twitter. this morning in account called invisible obama, has already gotten more than 37,000 followers. >> speaking of obama, the obama campaign responding to east wood's speech. the caption, this seat is taken. >> it's last call for reality show jersey shore. mtv announcing after six seasons it will perform its final. it premiered less than three years ago introducing the world to people named snooki, the situation and pauly d, the final season begin october 4th. >> speaking of reality shows, gadget friday contains our own reality show. >> we do have our own reality show. good morning to you. our gadget this friday is something called the
and running mate paul ryan will attend a send-off rally this morning. >> romney's speech is not the only thing that has people talking about. how about mr. clint eastwood. he was a guest speaker. he spoke to an empty chair pretending to address president obama. >> what do you want me to tell romney? i can't tell him to do that. can't do that to himself. you're absolutely crazy. >> that got a few laughs. eastwood's speech also creating the buzz on twitter. this morning in...
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. >> reporter: in his soaring speech last night, romney did not lay out specifics. >> i have a plan to create 12 million new jobs. >> reporter: a lot of buzz today is not about the romney speech, it's about clint eastward's odd chat with imaginary barack obama. >> people are wondering, you don't -- >> viewers saw that instead of moving tributes to romney. >> he's a man of faith and extraordinary character. >> what happened with east wood will not turn the --- >> today romney changed his schedule to visit louisiana for a presidential style tour of the hurricane isaac flood zone. >> our hearts are obviously with all the folks who are down in louisiana and the gulf coast. >> reporter: president obama tours isaac damage monday. today he was at ft. bliss texas, reminding voters he kept a promise made august 21st, 2010. >> that night i told american people that all of our troops would be out of iraq by the end of the following year. >> reporter: the time-warner arena in charlotte is almost ready. this state, north carolina and florida are battlegrounds in the race for the white house, in the
. >> reporter: in his soaring speech last night, romney did not lay out specifics. >> i have a plan to create 12 million new jobs. >> reporter: a lot of buzz today is not about the romney speech, it's about clint eastward's odd chat with imaginary barack obama. >> people are wondering, you don't -- >> viewers saw that instead of moving tributes to romney. >> he's a man of faith and extraordinary character. >> what happened with east wood will not turn...
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convention's top highlight, beating out mitt romney's speech. now, like eastwood's movies, his empty chair has found a place in pop culture. scott budman, nbc bay area news. >>> the race for the white house is coming back to the bay area. tomorrow republican vice-presidential candidate paul ryan will make fundraising stops in danville and in woodside. former 49ers star brent jones is hosting a breakfast for ryan at his home in the east bay. tickets for that event start at $1,000 a person. $10,000 will get you in a photo reception with mitt romney's running mate. later in the day, ryan will head across the bay to woodside for another private fundraiser. today he was campaigning in nevada. >>> thanks to a sacramento judge, former governor arnold schwarzenegger is off the hook. the judge rejected a claim that schwarzenegger violated state law when he reduced the prison sentence for the son of a political ally. schwarzenegger failed to tell the victim's family before reducing esteban nunes's sentence. he pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter
convention's top highlight, beating out mitt romney's speech. now, like eastwood's movies, his empty chair has found a place in pop culture. scott budman, nbc bay area news. >>> the race for the white house is coming back to the bay area. tomorrow republican vice-presidential candidate paul ryan will make fundraising stops in danville and in woodside. former 49ers star brent jones is hosting a breakfast for ryan at his home in the east bay. tickets for that event start at $1,000 a...
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as i said at the out set i watched governor romney's speech very carefully this week. there were parts of it that got people thinking about the sort of campaign he's going to run and what the major messages will be. he went on the offense talking about the president's record. let me play one portion of that. >> he's asking us to accept that washington noes best and to provide all. we've already seen where that path leads. it erodes freedom. it deadens the entrepreneurial spirit. and it hurts the very people it's supposed to help. those who promise to spread the wealth around only ever succeed in spreading poverty around. >> let me focus on freedom as he uses it in that particular portion of the speech. we know that taxes is going to be a huge issue in the fall campaign. will freedom be eroded for wealthier americans if they resume paying tax rates that they paid under president clinton, a time of low unemployment and high economic growth for the country? >> well, david, any time you take from someone by virtue of taxation, there's an erosion of freedom. any time you im
as i said at the out set i watched governor romney's speech very carefully this week. there were parts of it that got people thinking about the sort of campaign he's going to run and what the major messages will be. he went on the offense talking about the president's record. let me play one portion of that. >> he's asking us to accept that washington noes best and to provide all. we've already seen where that path leads. it erodes freedom. it deadens the entrepreneurial spirit. and it...
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the convention speech governor romney traveled to indianapolis on wednesday and gave a speech before the american legion. >> reporter: off the campaign trail in new hampshire governor romney went to church near his home and began preparing for the upcoming debates. and this weekend his running mate, paul ryan got caught in the kind of slip of the tongue that has in the past tripped of joe biden and al gore with ryan telling a radio host he once ran a marathon in under three hours. in reality it took him much longer than that. ryan quickly owned up to the mistake. and for the first time president obama is weighing in on clint eastwood's convention speech. telling "usa today" he's not easily offended. he calls eastwood a great actor. in the meantime campaign aides tell me president obama is working on his own convention speech on the sidelines. >> kristen welker, thanks. on the trail in boulder, colorado tonight. we want to bring in two more members of our nbc news political team, chuck todd and andrea mitchell who join us on the site of the democratic national convention. chuck, let m
the convention speech governor romney traveled to indianapolis on wednesday and gave a speech before the american legion. >> reporter: off the campaign trail in new hampshire governor romney went to church near his home and began preparing for the upcoming debates. and this weekend his running mate, paul ryan got caught in the kind of slip of the tongue that has in the past tripped of joe biden and al gore with ryan telling a radio host he once ran a marathon in under three hours. in...
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speech and the president's speech, we're still in the out of town tryouts. this big show won't open until the end of august when they go on the stage at the conventions and hit the campaign trails in september. that's when people will really begin to pay attention, david. >> your take-away from the vep? >> i was in the president yesterday in both places. what i found fascinate sg how the campaign realizes they have to answer this -- they have to come up with a new question, because they don't want the question to be are you better off now than you are four years ago. they came up with with a new question. will you be better off four years from now? it's an acknowledgment if the election is simply are you better off now, they lose that. they're trying to change the conversation. that makes the battleground map interesting. we talk about this uneven nature of the economy. well, the battleground states are in uneven nature. mitt romney can go in certain states and talk about the bad economy and it will resonate. florida, north carolina, nevada. all unemployment
speech and the president's speech, we're still in the out of town tryouts. this big show won't open until the end of august when they go on the stage at the conventions and hit the campaign trails in september. that's when people will really begin to pay attention, david. >> your take-away from the vep? >> i was in the president yesterday in both places. what i found fascinate sg how the campaign realizes they have to answer this -- they have to come up with a new question, because...
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and for romney to make his big speech. >> steve handeslman reporting for us from tampa. we have extensive coverage from the rnc on our website at nbcbayarea.com. just click "decision 2012" under the news tab. >>> coyote concerns. a south bay community finds several family pets attacked and killed. we'll show what you is being done to protect animals and children in the neighborhood. >>> you can wake up smarter. find out how you can learn while you sleep. here's the hint. the secret is in your nose. >>> and good afternoon. i'm jeff ranieri in the weather center. drying wind today helping temperatures to warm up. 79 in san jose. we're also tracking tropical storm isaac. i'll have the latest on the track in just minutes. you're on timeout leo! some things won't last 25 years. ah! woof! some things will. some things won't last 25 years. ah! woof! some things will. >>> in "health matters," it's possible to wake up smarter than you were the day before. researchers in israel had people wear masks as they slept. pleasant and unpleasant odors were pushed into those masks. rotting
and for romney to make his big speech. >> steve handeslman reporting for us from tampa. we have extensive coverage from the rnc on our website at nbcbayarea.com. just click "decision 2012" under the news tab. >>> coyote concerns. a south bay community finds several family pets attacked and killed. we'll show what you is being done to protect animals and children in the neighborhood. >>> you can wake up smarter. find out how you can learn while you sleep. here's...
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>> i think governor romney's speeches, he talks about the need for economic growth and upward mobility but at the same time he is running on a rational of successful business running. and it's more of a gut-level response from the republicans at a time when there is a demand for that. >> a gut-level response, andrea, this is mitt romney, who is trying to talk about how he is a severe conservative and definitely a conservative, and he is trying to shoot from the gut a little more, and speak from the heart. here is one example where he waxed on about why he loves michigan. >> i was born and raised here. i love this state. it seems right here. trees are the right height. i like seeing the lakes. i love the lake. there's something very special here, the great lakes, and the little inland lakes that dot the parts of michigan. i love cars. i mean, i just -- >> did he forget what the next paragraph of the speech was? what was that? >> well, that was a bit of ref kuns -- >> it's not passionate in a really national way. and that's the great edge that santorum has over mitt romney here, and that
>> i think governor romney's speeches, he talks about the need for economic growth and upward mobility but at the same time he is running on a rational of successful business running. and it's more of a gut-level response from the republicans at a time when there is a demand for that. >> a gut-level response, andrea, this is mitt romney, who is trying to talk about how he is a severe conservative and definitely a conservative, and he is trying to shoot from the gut a little more,...
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senator. >>> now, andrea, what was the chief takeaway from the speech that romney gave today. i know he did emphasize for a while, libya, of course that has been an ongoing situation for the united states. >> reporter: in fact, it was all benghazi, benghazi, benghazi and that is really the reason, the romney campaign attacking the white house on foreign policy, they believe that the white house is lacking in the foreign policies. they worry that the al-qaeda affiliates were active in the militias. darryl issa is holding hearings this wednesday, focusing in part on this e-mail from the embassy in tripoli, last february, asking to leave a special team in libya for another four months. the commander of that team will reportedly testify that ambassador chris stevens, who of course died in the raid, wanted to keep the team even longer but of course was let down. the 16-member team was replaced by a smaller unit of agents, it is not clear how long they stayed tonight, they say the original team was being phased out as libya teams took over, and could not have prevented the fatal att
senator. >>> now, andrea, what was the chief takeaway from the speech that romney gave today. i know he did emphasize for a while, libya, of course that has been an ongoing situation for the united states. >> reporter: in fact, it was all benghazi, benghazi, benghazi and that is really the reason, the romney campaign attacking the white house on foreign policy, they believe that the white house is lacking in the foreign policies. they worry that the al-qaeda affiliates were...
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oh, yeah. >> oh, yeah. >> the transcripts for some of mitt romney's speeches are circulating right now. what if i told you you could read one? >> oh, yeah. >> i would so do it. >> i would jump at the opportunity. >> now that the election's over and ron paul is out of the picture, is there anything you want to say to him? >> thanks for being amazing. we love you. and you've taught us all so much. >> some people are speculating that john kerry might be the new secretary of state. would you be for or against that? >> oh! >> oh, my god! >> i would pass out! >> i would pass out! >> in your opinion, what makes barack obama a good leader? >> i like that he takes a more diplomatic approach to foreign affairs. [ applause ] >> jimmy: also in politics, people are talking about the fiscal cliff that's coming up, and now experts are saying that the fiscal cliff may collide with the debt ceiling. for more on the issue, let's check in with our top economic correspondent, tom duncan. tom? >> thank you, jimmy. if negotiations don't move quickly, the fiscal cliff could indeed collide with the debt ceili
oh, yeah. >> oh, yeah. >> the transcripts for some of mitt romney's speeches are circulating right now. what if i told you you could read one? >> oh, yeah. >> i would so do it. >> i would jump at the opportunity. >> now that the election's over and ron paul is out of the picture, is there anything you want to say to him? >> thanks for being amazing. we love you. and you've taught us all so much. >> some people are speculating that john kerry might...
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top highlight beating out mit romney's speech. now his empty chair found a place in pop culture. scott budman, nbc, bay area news. >> much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, a traffic warning for drivers on the peninsula. plus, more cases and more worries. hantavirus warning at yosemite now spreading. >>> watching some thunder around the sierra, back to the bay area there's a pretty shot looking over san francisco. low clouds back, stronger sea breeze. cooler weekend forecast ahead. a look at that when we come back. excuse us, while we change into something more comfortable. cool. introducing, the square sunnyd bottle. i didn't know strawberries where in seasshh'sght now. no no no no no no.. rosco ..no, no, no... ♪ opera love it. (crying) ally, ally oh, same dress yeah, you want to get up off the floor? i do. okay. vo: from the new to the hard-to-find: when it's on your mind it's on ebay™. within each strand of an oat's rhythmical sway. when an apple's vibrant red temptation, and honey's sweet touch of golden sensati
top highlight beating out mit romney's speech. now his empty chair found a place in pop culture. scott budman, nbc, bay area news. >> much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, a traffic warning for drivers on the peninsula. plus, more cases and more worries. hantavirus warning at yosemite now spreading. >>> watching some thunder around the sierra, back to the bay area there's a pretty shot looking over san francisco. low clouds back, stronger sea breeze. cooler...
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we'll be joined here in the studio by ann romney to talk about her speech here last night. >>> the first look at the explosive new book by a member of the navy s.e.a.l. team that killed bin laden. hugely controversial in the military and parts of the story now contradict what we were first told about the raid, including how bin laden died. first told about the raid, including how bin laden died. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> well, good evening once again from tampa, the second night of this weather shortened gop convention. again tonight the weather is making news and lots of it, causing a lot of damage and suffering along the gulf coast, a surprising amount, in fact. isaac is no longer officially a hurricane but isaac is still a sprawling and slow-moving storm that has made for some dire circumstances and vast flooding in the southern reaches of louisiana. take a look at the satellite picture from overnight as it approached, the storm as seen against the lit-up population centers along the southeast. so again tonight before we get to the ac
we'll be joined here in the studio by ann romney to talk about her speech here last night. >>> the first look at the explosive new book by a member of the navy s.e.a.l. team that killed bin laden. hugely controversial in the military and parts of the story now contradict what we were first told about the raid, including how bin laden died. first told about the raid, including how bin laden died. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television...
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we're told mitt romney wrote the speech he will delivery tonight. it is his own words and he will make the point he is uniquely qualified in all aspects of life to be a leader as the president of the united states at this point in time. tonight, he will be introduced not just by florida senator, marco rubio, also by a mystery guest causing a lot of buzz in tampa, some of the buzz being floated around, nancy reagan and clint eastwood. >> jeb bush is the former republican governor of the state of florida. governor bush, always nice to see you. >> matt, welcome to florida. >> you watched the speech last night. did paul ryan do what he had to do? >> absolutely. first of all, he introduced himself to the american voters. this is a person that's from the heartland of our country, that comes from a background many people can relate to, who's been extraordinarily successful. i love his mom. i love the whole package. >> most of the reviews i read this morning were pretty strong in terms of the power of the speech and its tone. some were critical. stephanie,
we're told mitt romney wrote the speech he will delivery tonight. it is his own words and he will make the point he is uniquely qualified in all aspects of life to be a leader as the president of the united states at this point in time. tonight, he will be introduced not just by florida senator, marco rubio, also by a mystery guest causing a lot of buzz in tampa, some of the buzz being floated around, nancy reagan and clint eastwood. >> jeb bush is the former republican governor of the...
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convention speech. >> it was a rerun. we had seen it before. you might as well have watched it on a black and white tv. he did not offer a single new idea, just retreads of the same old policy that is have been sticking it to the middle class for years. >> reporter: and he took romney to task for not mentioning the troops in afghanistan. >> governor romney had nothing to say about afghanistan last week, let alone offer a plan for the 33,000 troops who will have come home from the war by the end of this month. >> reporter: heading into charlotte, political analysts say president obama will need to counter romney's message that the hope and change candidate didn't deliver. >> obama has to make two cases, one, that things were really bad before and he made them better and two, in the second term, he'll make them better than romney would do. >> reporter: a potentially tough task with a sharply divided electorate and an unemployed rate stuck above 8%. kristen welker, nbc news, traveling with the president in sioux city, iowa.
convention speech. >> it was a rerun. we had seen it before. you might as well have watched it on a black and white tv. he did not offer a single new idea, just retreads of the same old policy that is have been sticking it to the middle class for years. >> reporter: and he took romney to task for not mentioning the troops in afghanistan. >> governor romney had nothing to say about afghanistan last week, let alone offer a plan for the 33,000 troops who will have come home from...
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>> it's important for people to know mitt romney, you heard it last night in mrs. romney's speech. he doesn't like to brag about what he's done. >> that's different than talking about his faith. >> he doesn't like to talk about what he does to help others. he just feels it's a privilege. and we have an obligation the mitt romney we have gotten him to know. i have seen him in iraq with his sons. his most important jobs are in his house. >> he said he was, quote, very proud of the health care plan he passed as governor of massachusetts. there are tea party members that don't want him to talk about it because they think it resembles the health care plan they want him to repeal. >> he talks about his record and that's important. he is the governor of massachusetts and a successful one at that. it's a real important distinction between what he did and what president obama did. he did a state initiative. people didn't like that initiative, they could go somewhere else, and they would influence it. they're closer to the state capital than no washington dc. that's different than the health
>> it's important for people to know mitt romney, you heard it last night in mrs. romney's speech. he doesn't like to brag about what he's done. >> that's different than talking about his faith. >> he doesn't like to talk about what he does to help others. he just feels it's a privilege. and we have an obligation the mitt romney we have gotten him to know. i have seen him in iraq with his sons. his most important jobs are in his house. >> he said he was, quote, very...
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. >>> and while the president was in the bay area, mitt romney was in virginia, giving a major speech on foreign policy. romney called for a change of course in the middle east and blamed the obama administration for making the region more dangerous. >> i know the president hoped for a safer, freer, and more prosperous middle east allayed with us. i share this hope. but hope is not a strategy. >> today's speech largely repackaged things romney has said before, but included a few specific ways he would change the president's approach. >> president obama fired back in an ad scheduled to run in virginia, which is a key battleground state. the ad portrays romney as reckless and amateurish during a trip to england, israel and poland. >>> how much you spending? these rising gas prices 50 cents higher in the past week alone. that costs you about $8 extra for every trip to the gas station. nbc bay area's stephanie trong joins us in oakland this evening. stephanie, gas prices and politics usually go hand in hand. what is the spin here? >> reporter: raj, it really depends on who you ask. if you
. >>> and while the president was in the bay area, mitt romney was in virginia, giving a major speech on foreign policy. romney called for a change of course in the middle east and blamed the obama administration for making the region more dangerous. >> i know the president hoped for a safer, freer, and more prosperous middle east allayed with us. i share this hope. but hope is not a strategy. >> today's speech largely repackaged things romney has said before, but included...
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the romney campaign also saying that the candidate himself felt the speech was funny. lester? >> kristen welker, thank you. now here's jenna. >> all right, lester, thanks. >>> let's turn now to the massive cleanup effort taking place along the gulf coast in the aftermath of hurricane isaac. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in laplace, louisiana, and joins us. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jenna. as you can see behind me, there's still patches of standing water in a few parts of louisiana, but for the most part, the floodwaters are receding. the biggest problem today, power outages. nearly four days after hurricane isaac first slammed into the gulf coast, much of laplace, louisiana, is still under water. and gweneth nelson is still overwhelmed. >> because i haven't been in this situation. i can't take it. i hope it never happens again, and i pray it never happens again. >> reporter: with the water slowly receding, bob haskell has seen his share of hurricanes come ashore, but this storm packed a punch he wasn't ready for. >> in 27 years, we've never had that much water i
the romney campaign also saying that the candidate himself felt the speech was funny. lester? >> kristen welker, thank you. now here's jenna. >> all right, lester, thanks. >>> let's turn now to the massive cleanup effort taking place along the gulf coast in the aftermath of hurricane isaac. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in laplace, louisiana, and joins us. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jenna. as you can see behind me, there's still patches of standing water...
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governor mitt romney will give a foreign policy speech at the clinton global initiative. tracie potts is live on capitol hill this morning with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, laura. good morning, everyone. now, the president's speech a big deal today not only pabecau of foreign policy but also politically for him we are told and have seen excerpts of it that the president will address the crisis in the middle east and we need to take a deeper look at the cause of that crisis. also he'll denounce the violence that we've seen in these protests saying that no video justifies an attack like that. however, he's been criticized for referring to these problems as bumps in the road. here's what mitt romney said. >> these are not bumps in the road. these are human lives. these are developments we do not want to see. considering any of those events as bumps in the road shows a person who has a very different perspective about world affairs than the perspective i have. >> reporter: now romney is delivering his own speech today in new york, not at the u.n. but a
governor mitt romney will give a foreign policy speech at the clinton global initiative. tracie potts is live on capitol hill this morning with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, laura. good morning, everyone. now, the president's speech a big deal today not only pabecau of foreign policy but also politically for him we are told and have seen excerpts of it that the president will address the crisis in the middle east and we need to take a deeper look at the cause of...
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as for mitt romney, he big campaign speech tomorrow. they're trying to show some closure in some of these swing states. if that happens, then this unemployment report and the idea that unemployment fell below 8% didn't have the impact, i'm understanding. a lot of people don't think it will have a poll impact as much as the debates themselves. >>> no relief tonight for frustrated drivers in the state of california. since we saw you here last night, the already record high gas prices shot up another 4 cents. $4.65 a gallon. that's the highest in the country due to reduced supply in several refineries. the national average is now $3.81. that's the most expensive we've seen this time of year ever. analysts expect prices to slowly start dropping in a few days. >>> one of the countries of the united states depends on for oil venezuela which has been ruled for 14 years president hugo chavez. he's facing a challenge of his power. it's a high stakes race people are watching very closely. we have our report from caracus. >> reporter: voters say t
as for mitt romney, he big campaign speech tomorrow. they're trying to show some closure in some of these swing states. if that happens, then this unemployment report and the idea that unemployment fell below 8% didn't have the impact, i'm understanding. a lot of people don't think it will have a poll impact as much as the debates themselves. >>> no relief tonight for frustrated drivers in the state of california. since we saw you here last night, the already record high gas prices...
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mitt romney's address he's >> i like my speech. i really like ann's speech. >> reporter: romney leads president obama by a point in the new abc washington post poll. in like ability, trails badly, 64-25. some delegates dismiss that. >> likability is overemphasized. we are so used to being entertained and wowed. >> reporter: others say romney is likeable and can show it. >> come off as somebody that's empathetic to those in all different class structures in this country. >> reporter: what if isaac wrecks the gulf coast before romney is set to speak? >> my thoughts are with the people in the storm path and hope they're spared any major destruction. >> reporter: delegates are praying for that. but in any case, the plan is for the convention to continue, and for romney to make his big speech. one seasoned republican told me, look, we can tone it down, we can do away with the balloon drop. but we need mitt romney in prime time on tv thursday night. live from tampa, i'm steve handelsman, nbc bay area news. raj and jess, back to you. >> s
mitt romney's address he's >> i like my speech. i really like ann's speech. >> reporter: romney leads president obama by a point in the new abc washington post poll. in like ability, trails badly, 64-25. some delegates dismiss that. >> likability is overemphasized. we are so used to being entertained and wowed. >> reporter: others say romney is likeable and can show it. >> come off as somebody that's empathetic to those in all different class structures in this...
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a gracious speech. in the end he won 24 states, but only one of those battleground states we've been talking about so much over the last several months, north carolina. he had begun the day believing that he could and would win the presidency. in fact, his strategists were saying they were ex-eiding expectations in many of those key states. after a very ak cone yous long campaign he called in the end for unity. >> at a time like this we can't risk partisan bickering and political posturing, our leaders have to reach across the aisle to do the people's work. we citizens have to rise to the occasion. >> reporter: he is, we presume, sound asleep after this long campaign. just a couple of blocks from here at a hotel that ask attached to this conference center. i guess they were even too tired to make their weigh ten miles home to belmont, massachusetts. his plans next, yet to be decided. >> a long campaign. chris jansing, thanks so much. >>> this morning democrats are celebrating president obama eats re-ele
a gracious speech. in the end he won 24 states, but only one of those battleground states we've been talking about so much over the last several months, north carolina. he had begun the day believing that he could and would win the presidency. in fact, his strategists were saying they were ex-eiding expectations in many of those key states. after a very ak cone yous long campaign he called in the end for unity. >> at a time like this we can't risk partisan bickering and political...
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the palestinians were already upset by romney's call during a speech sunday for jerusalem to be the capital of israel, a point of contention for decades. >> since 1967 administrations of both parties have had the same position, which is that the status of jerusalem has to be solved through negotiations. >> reporter: romney will wrap up this overseas tour with a major policy speech, a foreign policy speech here in the capital city of warsaw tomorrow and then he returns home to the united states to focus on the issue he believes is the number one topic in this election, the economy. >> peter alexander traveling with governor romney in warsaw tonight. peter, thanks. >>> syria's top diplomat here in london defected today criticizing the assad regime on his way out for their crackdown on the rebels that has killed upwards of 20,000 people so far. in syria the fighting goes on, a lot of it over control of the biggest city there, aleppo, the city the size of chicago, illinois, where the rebels have made their stand. we have been able to get a report out again tonight from our chief foreign corresp
the palestinians were already upset by romney's call during a speech sunday for jerusalem to be the capital of israel, a point of contention for decades. >> since 1967 administrations of both parties have had the same position, which is that the status of jerusalem has to be solved through negotiations. >> reporter: romney will wrap up this overseas tour with a major policy speech, a foreign policy speech here in the capital city of warsaw tomorrow and then he returns home to the...
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to give a major foreign policy speech, which romney advisors say is under consideration. peter alexandalexander, nbc new denver. zirchlg let's talk more about this now. we're joined by our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell and cnbc's chief washington correspondent john harwood. andrea, first, israel wants a specific commitment from the u.s. on when it would take action against iran. is the administration essentially afraid of being painted into a corner? >> exactly, lester, israel is asking president obama to give iran the kind of specific ultimatum the administration officials would say tie the president's hands and remove any ambiguity of letting the iranians dictate the timetable for action. it would also bind u.s. military action to israel's assessment of when iran is passed that point of no return and their assessment is different from the cia's timetable. a lot of this friction, though, is rooted in the fact that these two leaders just do not trust each other. add the fact that the rest of the region is now in conflict and we're in the closing week
to give a major foreign policy speech, which romney advisors say is under consideration. peter alexandalexander, nbc new denver. zirchlg let's talk more about this now. we're joined by our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell and cnbc's chief washington correspondent john harwood. andrea, first, israel wants a specific commitment from the u.s. on when it would take action against iran. is the administration essentially afraid of being painted into a corner? >> exactly,...
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president obama, mitt romney, making dueling speeches on the economy in the same battleground state on the same day. this first showdown though of campaign 2012? all in ohio. president obama today in cleveland. >> it is great to be back in cleveland. >> reporter: mitt romney 250 miles to the south in cincinnati. >> what a great day to be in such a warm place, isn't it? >> reporter: the two candidates taking the stage within minutes of each other. for the president, a campaign rally and 52-minute speech designed to calm nervous supporters about his economic message. >> of course we have a lot more work to do. everybody knows that. the debate in this election is about how we grow faster and how we create more jobs. >> reporter: meanwhile, at a factory in cincinnati, romney continued to point to the president's record. >> don't forget, he's been president for three and a half years, and talk is cheap. action speaks very loud. if you want to see the results of his economic policies, look around ohio, look around the country. you'll see a lot of people are hurting. >> reporter: while the pr
president obama, mitt romney, making dueling speeches on the economy in the same battleground state on the same day. this first showdown though of campaign 2012? all in ohio. president obama today in cleveland. >> it is great to be back in cleveland. >> reporter: mitt romney 250 miles to the south in cincinnati. >> what a great day to be in such a warm place, isn't it? >> reporter: the two candidates taking the stage within minutes of each other. for the president, a...